Flora and Fauna: Pine trees and aspens in the
Southern Altan Tepes Mountains. Herds
of sheep, goats, and mules. Bees kept
for honey. Bears, boars, centaurs,
lycanthropes, mountain lions, foxes, dryads, wolves, unicorns and goblinoids
can be found in the wilds of the empire.
Hill giants and ogres in the hills.
Pegasi, griffons, rocs, ruby, gold, and white dragons in the mountains.

Another recently expanded
dominion that had its status elevated from barony to county. This dominion is populated almost completely
by dwarves, and is entirely mountainous.

The Land

Buhrohur is a small,
mountainous dominion sandwiched between the pass of Biazzan and the vale of the
Mesonian along the Altan Tepes range.
It is a rugged land of almost unspoiled mountain beauty. The eastern half of the county is especially
unspoiled, and has only recently seen any settlement. Buhrohur, like nearby Halathius, is rich in mineral wealth,
especially gold. The inhabitants mine these
in great quantities, generally in mining complexes that are located entirely
underground.

The largest community is
the town of Makrast. Makrast means
"broken mountain" in Dwarven, and the town is named for the mountain it is
built into. The eastern face of Makrast
appears as if it was sheared off sometime in the distant past. The surface portion of the town is built
unto a plateau up against this mountain face, with two paths or roads winding
down towards Biazzan. Most of the town,
however, is built below ground.

The People

The vast majority of
Buhrohur's inhabitants are dwarves.
Most of these are from the clan of the same name, who have lived in
Thyatis since the founding of the empire.
These came to help Lucinius in the struggle for liberty against the
Alphatians, and stayed at the request of Emperor Zendrolion to build the
Imperial Palace and help with the construction of fortifications around The
City. On account of these services,
they were granted the domain of Buhrohur and allowed to govern it with a lot of
latitude (including putting restrictions on non-dwarven settlement and
visitation). The dwarves of Buhrohur
have served Thyatis loyally, but retained their isolation. Until recently, when things have begun to
change.

Last year new settlers
began to arrive. These were dwarves
from Rockhome, refugees from the strife in those lands, including many that
were dissatisfied with the isolationist policies Rockhome has adopted in the
last several years. As fellow dwarves
the Buhrohuri welcomed them. But they
have already begun pressing for more open policies. Many of these new immigrants visit Biazzan frequently, and in
addition they are advocating that some of the restrictions on non-dwarven
visitors be loosened, at least in the surface portion of Makrast.

Even longtime citizens of
Buhrohur are beginning to see the value of somewhat greater integration within
Thyatis. While they have stood aloof,
many unsettling things have taken place nearby-fiendish invasion just across
the border in Ylaruam, purges and internal disorders within Thyatis itself,
politically induced famine during the war, and now the Civil War. While the Buhrohuri have served when called,
they have held themselves largely aloof from the political and policy debates
within Thyatis. The "openness" faction
advocates that greater involvement in the Thyatian mainstream will give their
voice greater weight in decisions-that their advice will only be listened to if
the other Thyatians are more familiar with their point of view.

Buhrohur remained loyal to
Eusebius during the War of the Crown rebellion, but has not actively
participated in its battles. They send
their taxes to Eusebius's agents, and some dwarves serve in his army, but the
dominion as a whole has maintained its aloofness while the debate on what
course to take rages within Buhrohur.
This is because, despite the growing movement for openness, the
isolationist faction still has the upper hand in Buhrohuri politics.